diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-connectionstyles-bug-25a3cab6e6932daa.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-connectionstyles-bug-25a3cab6e6932daa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aac79b5a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-connectionstyles-bug-25a3cab6e6932daa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an issue where using function ``draw_edges()`` in 
+    ~/rustworkx/visualization/matplotlib.py will always attempt to use 
+    connectionstyle arc3 even if a different connectionstyle argument is 
+    input by the user. Now, `draw_edges()` can accept different connectionstyle arguments. 
+    If connectionstyle arc3 is used, the previous `draw_edges()` behavior is still used.
+    Refer to `#1497 <https://github.com/Qiskit/rustworkx/issues/1497>`__ for more details.
diff --git a/rustworkx/visualization/matplotlib.py b/rustworkx/visualization/matplotlib.py
index 4f9ddbb701..b541ca5d5f 100644
--- a/rustworkx/visualization/matplotlib.py
+++ b/rustworkx/visualization/matplotlib.py
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ def to_marker_edge(marker_size, marker):
             mutation_scale=mutation_scale,
             color=arrow_color,
             linewidth=line_width,
-            connectionstyle=f"{connectionstyle}, rad = {rad}",
+            connectionstyle=f"{connectionstyle}, rad = {rad}" if connectionstyle=="arc3" else f"{connectionstyle}",
             linestyle=style,
             zorder=1,
         )  # arrows go behind nodes
diff --git a/tests/visualization/test_mpl.py b/tests/visualization/test_mpl.py
index 705a5b80f3..9d3a999914 100644
--- a/tests/visualization/test_mpl.py
+++ b/tests/visualization/test_mpl.py
@@ -204,3 +204,15 @@ def test_hexagonal_lattice_directed(self):
         plt.close("all")
         mpl_draw(graph, pos=[graph.get_node_data(n) for n in range(len(graph))])
         _save_images(plt.gcf(), "test_hexagonal_lattice_directed.png")
+
+    def test_connectionstyles(self):
+        G = rustworkx.generators.directed_path_graph(25)
+        mpl_draw(G, connectionstyle='bar')
+        _save_images(plt.gcf(), "test_connectionstyle_bar.png")
+        plt.clf()
+        mpl_draw(G, connectionstyle='angle, angleA=30, angleB=150, rad=1.3')
+        _save_images(plt.gcf(), "test_connectionstyle_angle.png")
+        plt.clf()
+        mpl_draw(G, connectionstyle='angle3, angleA=20, angleB=60')
+        _save_images(plt.gcf(), "test_connectionstyle_angle3.png")
+        plt.clf()
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